FORT BRAGG, North Carolina, Dec. 15 -- The U.S. Army Reserve Command issued the following news: HONOLULU, Hawaii - The U.S. Army Reserve's 9th Mission Support Command (9th MSC), Hawaii, is partnering with organizations across the Pacific to establish new recycling programs in places such as American Samoa, Guam, Saipan, and Alaska. Without ready access to traditional recycling programs, the 9th MSC has sought out creative ways to divert carboard, plastic bottles, aluminum ca  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior Bureau of Land Management issued the following news release: ANCHORAGE, Alaska-- The Bureau of Land Management is seeking public comment on a draft environment impact statement analyzing proposals developed by the previous administration to revoke long-standing protections on 28 million acres of public lands in Alaska. When finalized, this analysis will inform a decision by the Secretary of the Interior regarding whether to continue, al  more

SAN FRANCISCO, California, Dec. 13 (TNSrep) -- The U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics - Western Regional Information Office issued the following report on Nov. 27, 2023, entitled "Alaska Job Openings and Labor Turnover - September 2023": * * * Alaska had 27,000 job openings in September 2023, compared to 32,000 openings in August, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. (See table 1.) Regional Commissioner Chris Rosenlund noted that the job openings rate in Alask  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Department of Justice issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: The Justice Department today announced the opening of the 2024 Coordinated Tribal Assistance Solicitation (CTAS) period for comprehensive funding to American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes. CTAS (https://www.justice.gov/tribal/open-solicitations) funding supports crime prevention activities, victim services and coordinated community responses to violence in Indian Country. Administered by  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Regional Office issued the following feature story on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * New technical memorandum provides 31 years of killer whale entanglement history in Alaska. * * * NOAA Fisheries has released a new technical memo, Killer Whale Entanglements in Alaska: Summary Report 1991-2022. It provides comprehensive detail of 37 reported killer whale entanglement cases in Alaska over the past three decades  more

WASHINGTON, Dec. 12 (TNSres) -- The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's Alaska Fisheries Science Center issued the following feature story: * * * Vital communications among the critically endangered population may be masked by ship noise in their core critical habitat, new research finds. * * * Beluga whales are highly social and vocal marine mammals. They use acoustics to find prey, navigate their environment, avoid predators, and maintain group cohesion. For Alaska's critical  more

ALBUQUERQUE, New Mexico, Dec. 16 -- The U.S. Department of Energy's Sandia National Laboratories issued the following news release: The Arctic is remote, with often harsh conditions, and its climate is changing rapidly -- warming four times faster than the rest of the Earth. This makes studying the Arctic climate both challenging and vital for understanding global climate change. Scientists at Sandia National Laboratories are using an existing fiber optic cable off Oliktok Point on the North S  more

DENALI PARK, Alaska, Dec. 16 -- The National Park Service Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve issued the following news release: The Superintendent of Denali National Park and Preserve has determined that there is adequate snow cover for the use of snowmobiles for traditional activities in all areas of the 1980 park additions. This includes the 1980 park additions from the Southwest Preserve to Windy Creek and from the Northwest Preserve to Stampede Corridor. Riders are reminde  more

EIELSON AFB, Alaska, Dec. 14 -- The U.S. Air Force Eielson Air Force Base (354th Fighter Wing) issued the following news: By Airman Carson Jeney, 354th Fighter Wing In Interior Alaska about six months out of the year are dark and cold which can be isolating and depressing for some Airmen. However, a group of Eielson Airmen have found one way to boost their social and mental environment through ice hockey. "Alaska is very remote and there's not a lot of things to do here so finding something t  more